A Boxing Day freak storm roared through the Goed Intent, West Bank Demerara community leaving behind a trail of devastation and villagers counting their losses. The storm, which occurred just around noon, ripped through the community tearing roofs off buildings, injuring two persons, including a pensioner, and caused damage to a motor vehicle.
Described as “circle breeze” by locals, several residents including some with young children, were left traumatised and without a roof over their heads for the past two days. They explained that with the roofs off their homes, the accompanying heavy downpour damaged their food supplies, electronic appliances and even furniture. “We couldn’t sleep in our beds last night (Monday) the mattress was soaked and the beds loose up. It caught us by surprise and we lost a lot,” Samantha Prince a businesswoman who is one of the three families affected by the storm.
